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Route Reliability

Bentonville → Chicago

XNAORD · 522 miles · Northwest Arkansas National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2,921
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines76%1,580 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines73%1,341 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

XNA–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

XNA–ORD flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 71%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 73% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

XNA–ORD flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(436 flights)
  • Tue77%(351 flights)
  • Wed75%(403 flights)
  • Thu75%(426 flights)
  • Fri71%(429 flights)
  • Sat79%(365 flights)
  • Sun73%(437 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(179 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(657 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(694 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(285 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(505 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(525 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 74% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%256
July 202565%244
August 202574%239
September 202584%237
October 202580%263
November 202568%236
December 202570%209
January 202678%180
February 202682%214
March 202668%254
April 202674%250
May 202676%265

Based on 2,921 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.